Homelands

'an exciting collaborative effort... there is no available study with this scope and intellectual boldness... this volume will be a sure hit with a broad set of reading publics, appropriate for specialists in the field and a very attractive introduction for undergraduate students in history, human rights, international relations, and many other fields'. Mark von Hagen, Professor of History, Columbia University
well defined, authoritative, disciplined and topically innovative... a pioneering publication in an academic field which is just opening up.' Raymond Pearson, Professor of Modern European History, School of History and International Affairs, University of Ulster
"There is extensive literature concerning the fate of Europe's displace persons following WW II. Scholars have paid far less attention, however, to the refugee crisis that engulfed eastern Europe in the wake of WW I. These nine essays seek to fill this gap. The book opens with an article written by coeditor Gatrell (Univ. of Manchester), in which he provides an excellent overview of how the Great War led to the displacement of a significant portion of eastern Europe's population. Further, Gatrell begins to develop one of the major themes in the collection--that this refugee crisis played a significant role in the formation of nation-states such as Poland and the Baltic Republics in the years following the war. Gatrell's contribution is followed by eight papers that deal with various regions of eastern Europe in more detail, each well written by an important scholar in the field. It is impossible to relate here the richness of the subjects examined or the extensive primary research incorporated into the articles. This valuable collection sets a research agenda that will take scholars years to fulfill. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students/faculty."--R. W. Lemmons, Jacksonville State University in CHOICE.